Essays on The Mystery Of Life Or Death

...Life and Death: Mystery and Realism that Provokes Meaning Life and Death: Mystery and Realism that Provokes Meaning Introduction Life and death are two subjects that promote the use of a variety of disciplines as the search for meaning for both is undertaken. In order for the individual to awaken to his or her own life, it is often the fear of death that will evoke the need to engage in the world around them in a more meaningful way. Death is a mystery that plagues most people as they search for both meaning in the death of others and relief from their own imaginings of what the experience of death will be like once they pass to the next life. The importance of ritual to support the beliefs... ? Life and ...

...Death of Kurt Cobain: The Unresolved Mystery of Rock-n-Roll America The death of one of the most popular music icon, Kurt Cobain, shocked many people. His abrupt death raised numerous questions and suspicions about the nature of his demise. Many believe Cobain did not commit suicide, providing various justifications as to the reason they thought that way. There are those who believe Cobain’s wife, Courtney Love, planned his murder for he was on the brink of divorcing her. Two compelling volumes have been devoted to this murder theory: Love and Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain and Who Killed Kurt Cobain?...

...mystery religions, Greek gods were believed to facilitate salvation. Ideas about the human soul and the resurrection of this soul to eternal life after death are common to mystery religions and to Christianity as well. Large numbers of Essenes and Pharisees became members of a Jewish Christian place of worship. It could be argued that the Christian doctrine of resurrection owes much to earlier concepts of reincarnation in the mystery religions. Both the early Christians and the mystery religions thus believed in some kind of rebirth or reincarnation, although they may have defined these terms in slightly different ways. Furthermore, the early Christian community... ?Brandi Engbert Ann Reynolds November...

...life “presents almost as much mystery, drama, melancholy, and in some cases fiction as his tales and poems do” and one can also find that “Poe’s personal image is closely associated with many of the characters and imagery contained in his works: dark, gloomy, half –mad (Bloom 5). In most of his works, the characters show the true replica of Edgar Allan Poe’s own ideas regarding life and death. The narrator in the poem, The Raven, is believed to be Poe himself. The personal experiences of Poe from his early child hood to the adulthood are reflected in his works. Almost all his works are filled with the element of melancholy and disillusionment in it as he had witnessed... ?Edgar Allan Poe’s message on...

...Death by Ernest Becker, one of the literatures DeLillo says inspired his work, claims that the fear of death and its consequent suppression, the inability of society to understand death, is the leading factor in the dynamics and evolution of culture. As remarked by Tom LeClair: “DeLillo seems to accept Becker’s Existential and Rankian positions that the fear of death is the mainspring of human motivation and that man needs to belong to a system of ideas in which mystery exists. But DeLillo differs with Becker’s conclusions that repression of the death fear is necessary to live and that ‘the problem of heroics is the central one of human life,’ for repression and heroic attempts to overcome... of Death...

...MYSTERY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY IS THE CENTRAL MYSTERY OF CHRISTIAN FAITH AND LIFE. IT IS THE MYSTERY OF GOD IN HIMSELF. IT IS THEREFORE THE SOURCE OF ALL THE OTHER MYSTERIES OF FAITH, THE LIGHT THAT ENLIGHTENS THEM.
The doctrine of the Holy Trinity is the central pillar of the Catholic faith. For any faith or religion, its concept of God in foundational to the life and conduct of adherents to that religion or faith. Thus the defining feature of Christianity is of a necessity, its concept of God. Hence, the pillars of all other doctrines in the Christian faith rests upon the foundation of the Trinity. The Trinity denotes the unity of the Godhead as one Being but having three Persons – God... THE MYSTERY ...

...Death, and Dying in Late Life [Insert [Insert [Insert Loss, Death, and Dying in Late Life
The thought of death upstages so many things from the needs of family, friends, nurses and doctors. Despite all these most people are naive about the grip of the mystery of death. Losing loved ones mostly makes one feel lonely, lost and distressed. This leads to missing the person dearly hence sometimes may affect somebody emotionally. Accepting the loss is one of the best things you can do but do not ignore the grief. Good care need to be given to the elderly so that they can...

...mysterious of all with respect to their size as well as their reflection of early Egyptian life. These pyramids of Giza also referred to as the Great pyramids, are popular even today due to the mysteries they unfold regarding the ancient Egyptian livelihood (The Pyramids Of Egypt).
The History Of Egyptian Pyramids
Pyramids have a mysterious history signifying the early Egyptian norms and beliefs concerning death and life after death. Before pyramids, the Egyptian people used to build stone graves and monuments with desert soil and stones. The first ever pyramid was the pyramid with steps constructed at Saqqara for King Zoser in 2750 BC... Introduction This essay exhibits an insightful investigation...

...Life, Beloved in Death Largely ignored during his lifetime, the worksof Edgar Allan Poe continue on as masterpieces of the short story genre more than a hundred years since their publication. Poe was a pioneer of modern psychological fiction, detective stories, and science fiction. As a result, his "stories appear astonishingly modern to the contemporary reader" (Poe xi). Misunderstood by fellow American writers during his own time, he would later influence the "founding of the dark tradition in American literature pursued by Hawthorne, Bierce, and Faulkner" (Poe xi). In order to understand the writings of Poe, it is crucial... Nathan #7076 Edgar Allan Poe Assign. Essay April 2007 Ignored in Life,...

...LIFE WITHOUT DEATH Life without Death: A of Perpetual Nothingness
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Life without Death: A State of Perpetual Nothingness
My thesis is that when death is no longer a factor, some of the meaning of life is lost but it is the human condition to create burdens in order to create meaning. Jose Saramago wrote a book called Death with Interruptions in which death is suspended and immortality is gained. One would wonder what life would be like should death no longer be a factor. The idea of immortality should slow the human condition to a slower pace, ambition having more time to be realized. The ideas in the novel, however, show that the continuation of burdens and the shift... Running Head: LIFE ...

...life influenced everyone’s view about her by being old fashion person that keeps herself away from the outer world. Her personality is full of mystery starting with father’s death and ending with gray hair on the pillow. The union of life and death in the character of Miss Emilly has been brought out in the story in both perspectives of acceptance and denial. The reactions of the people towards the subject of unity between life and death has also been brought to life denoting that those low in the society usually try as they could to attain this unity but...

...death started long time ago and is still, and will still remain to be a big mystery. Different societies have different myths that try to explain what death is, its origin, life after death among other contentious topics raised relating to it. The lack of answers to these burning questions has led to adoption of religion, an aspect that every single person upholds to. Religion in this case plays a major role in defining death as well as life after death even though different people have different religions. Therefore, despites man’s eager to understand death, it still remain to be a big mystery and it appears... Death Introduction The term death refers to the permanent end of life, which is absolutely...

...Death Dear Angel of Death, Sometimes I feel that you are so cruel to take the lives of our dear ones, but my second thought pursues me to think rationally. I am sure you are doing your duty and finishing the tasks assigned to you by the higher authorities in the world, which remains a mystery to many earthlings like me. I also understand and acknowledge the fact that all living bodies in this world have a fixed life span, after which they need to return to their respective places in heaven or hell. To summarize my thoughts, I believe that death is the greatest fact of life.
However, although the above rational thinking gives me the courage to look at death in a constructive... A letter to the Angel of...

...life, death and its consequences of Jean Anouilh's Antigone and Creon Jean Anouilh’s Antigone entails a story that revolves around a conflict, which is between Antigone, and idealist, and her rigid uncle. Her uncle is Creon and they have a serious conflict over Antigone’s bother proper burial. On the other hand, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad revolves around ivory business. This paper is based on cross-text character analysis of the play Antigone by Jean Anouilh and the story, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. The analysis reflects on the comparison of life, death, as well as its consequences on Antigone as an opposing subject to her uncle, Creon, as well... Character Analysis: Comparing the life, ...

...Death and its Significance By Introduction Death is the ending of life. When one’s life ends or is over, then they are considered dead. According to Fred Fieldman, for one to be able to completely comprehend death, then one has to be able to fully understand life (1992). Death has been known of its iniquity and obscurity. This has always given each person his or her own unique and different views about death. The attribute of mystery was given to death due to the inability of human beings to completely analyze it as they...

...Life after Death Afterlife refers to the concept of there being some life after someone has died. This takes place when an essential part of a person consciousness or identity exists even after the individual’s physical death. There are many ideas being the notion of an afterlife. However, one thing that is common with all the ideas about after life is the belief that the essential parts of human beings that usually remain in existence of their death is always part of their souls or even the entire soul. Most idea agrees that the existence after physical death usually...

...Life and Death When I joined the philosophy my perceptions on life and death were full of ambiguity. On one side, I had the tendency to believe that humans are just animal like entities and not at all different from other animals. On the other hand, I also felt that humans are selected creatures and life is the mysterious indwelling of the invisible soul in the visible body or soul-home. In other words, as Brookes (20) says, it is the infinite in the finite. Before joining the class, I was of the belief that war is justifiable as a means to protect the innocent. However, the pacifist ideology made me confused as that is against any kind of violence. There are various opinions... that all...

...Life and Death
Gilgamesh, in the Epic of Gilgamesh, is on a journey to find the cure for death after becoming distressed with the feeling that he too would someday die. After an unsuccessful search, he finally meets Utnapishtim, who gives him the right cure for death, a spiky plant (McCaughrean & Parkins 15). However, on his way back home, an old snake eats the spiky plant and becomes young. He thus loses his chance of becoming immortal. From Gilgamesh, there are two world views that emerge from people and beings. First, as much as all human beings desire to live forever, the fact is that everyone will get old and die. However, when people can be given chances to become immortal... , then...

...LIFE AFTER DEATH R.Preeti 10/12/2007 Life After Death is a very spiritual concept, thathighlights the notion that life on Earth is a transient phase that is just a part of the gift of 'life' bestowed upon one and all, by the Lord. This notion puts forth the concept that life extends beyond this transitory phase and goes on to become a permanent one outside the materialistic world we live in. When the spirit is trapped in the physical body, it is considered a materialistic phase and after the ...

...Death Epicurus’ View on Death Introduction Death is one of the most controversial objects of philosophic analysis. The mystery surrounding death triggers the hearts and minds of modern philosophers. Death is the real mystery and nobody can tell us for sure what we can meet in another world and if it exists for sure. Earlier theories and assumptions about death shape the basis for the development of new concepts and notions. New philosophers regularly reconsider the meaning of earlier death theories. Nevertheless, the controversy behind the issue and meaning of death continues to persist. Epicurus used to be one of the most popular philosophers, whose contribution to the meaning... ? Epicurus’ View on...

...life and death. Whereas Hamlet wishes for death, he also ponders on the unknown that lies in the life after death in his most famous soliloquy, “to be, or not to be” (Shakespeare). This is the fundamental concept in the society in general, and by incorporating this in the play, Shakespeare managed to successfully connect with his audience. Although most of the Shakespearean tragedies follow a general plan of three acts with a heavy doze of death, none have made the theme of death so fundamental for the progression of the play, as is present in Hamlet. In the play Trifles, Susan... ?Harris Kamran English Analytical Paper 22 November Death in Famous Literature This paper purports to analyze the elements of ...

...Death by Sharah Newman Strong as Death is a book that contains murder mystery and religious differences and beliefs of the middle ages. The author has given details of the middle age life, which adds to the worth of the book. Newman has a prose style that is flowing, making it easy for the reader to get attached from the first chapter to the last. She has a fair presentation of the conflicts between the Jews, Christians and Muslims. The book is historic and most scenes occur at the time when pilgrims travelled to pray. Newman narrates how an ex-nun and her husband join hands to figure out the mystery behind numerous deaths during that period.
The book’s main theme is death... , and the...

...Death Penalty Introduction Death penalty has been in use in the United s for centuries. It has been used a punishment for capital crimes such as murder, hijackings, conspiracy to commit a capital crime and also treason. The employment of the death penalty has raised controversies about its effectiveness in maintenance of law and order. Various states have had their opinions about death penalty with some upholding it while others scrapping it from the laws. However, there exists no general agreement as to whether the death penalty is an effective punishment to deal with capital crimes.
The proponents of...

...life. In this case, the people can be separated in two groups: back-enders (conservatives) and front-enders (liberals). Back-enders are devoted followers of death penalty, long terms of imprisonment, restricted number of amnesties. They usually do not support human rights organizations and parole boards, which attempt to reduce terms of imprisonment for definite types of crimes. On the contrary from the above group, front-enders regard legal education, gun control, prevention/intervention strategies, policing etc. as efficient means against growth of crime rate. According to them, citizens’ tax payments must be spent for support... Death Penalty Death penalty as an instrument of legislative and judicial...

...Death’’, Edgar Allan brings out characters like Prince Prospero who attempts and is determined to avoid some dangerous plague referred to as Red Death. He hides in the abbey along with other many wealthy nobles; his abbey has seven rooms decorated with different colors. Through fate, a mysterious person enters each room and through this, Prospero and the guests dies as a result of confronting the stranger (Edgar 20). This story thus tries to show how death is inevitable and despite efforts put in place, it will always find ways of capturing its victims. The story revolves around death and its inevitability. It portrays many traditions... Introduction According to the story “The Masque of the Red...

...Death” Edgar A. Poe is considered to be the first American mystery horror writer. Horror writing is the genre of literature that dabbles in the mysterious, the grotesque and the unknown. Thus, a sincere subscription to this intense and fascinating genre of literature, calls for a peculiar bent of mind on the part of a writer. To understand the true stature and relevance of a work of horror necessitates a basic insight into the life of its author. Infact, it gets immensely easier to grasp the immaculate finesse of the works of horror created by Edgar A. Poe, when one correlates them with the weird aspects of Poe’s personal life... of the of the Concerned 15 February 2009 “The Masque of the Red Death” ...

...Life after Death Introduction There exists many believes of immortality also known as life after death. Persons are believed to survive death and remain in a conscious mind after receiving some rewards and punishments. Christians believe in life after death and that their members go either to heaven, purgatory or to hell according to one’s morals. Abraham religions and materialistic believe in the resurrection of the dead where the body will take another form and survive death. Gods establish a resurrection of a person based on ones actions and beliefs. In contrast, believe in life after death through life where the spirit migrates from one body to the reincarnated form... . It is necessary to...

...death finally comes. These emotional stages occur in human life before their death in an unpredictable order. Her study also revealed that the emotion reactions ranged from one individual to another due to the uniqueness possessed by people (Becker, 74). The reactions could have also been affected by various strategies used by individuals to overcome the stressing moment. Denial is the first stage of the Kubler-Ross model. This is where patients refuse to accept... to help them get through the most difficult time of their life. Some of the individuals experiencing this stage may opt to commit suicide (Kubler, 103). After the individuals are past the anger stage, they face the...

...Life and Death of People’s Temple. 1972. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NQ5KBzD8w0... Psychology The video is sad documentary on psychopathic leader’s rise and fall. Back in Indiana, the people’s leader Jones had a morose fascination with charismatic religion and death as earlier as the age of five. Jones showed a commendable acceptance of color of people, although he also murdered small animals to be as death ritual’s subjects, a worrying character not commonly related to adult personality inclination towards violence. As an untrained leader, jones started his church while still young moving it to a community in North California where he changed the name of his church.
After some years Jones moved h...

...life and death themes in Dickinson’s works.
Dickinson, Emily, and Helen Vendler. Dickinson: Selected Poems and Commentaries. Cambridge, MA: Harvard... Annotated Bibliography Baker, David. "Elegy and Eros: Configuring Grief." Virginia Quarterly Review 81.2 (2005 207-220. EBSCO. Web. 20 Apr. David Baker’s article focuses on Dickinson’s poem “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” as a lament for the dead, which is also known as an elegy. Baker divulges into the concept of how Death is not an enemy to be fought off, but a friend or a companion to be embraced. He declares that while many poems and sonnets view death as something unwanted by many, he points out that, in Dickinson’s poem, it is an event worth...

...Death’’, Edgar Allan brings out characters like Prince Prospero who attempts and is determined to avoid some dangerous plague referred to as Red Death. He hides in the abbey along with other many wealthy nobles; his abbey has seven rooms decorated with different colors. Through fate, a mysterious person enters each room and through this, Prospero and the guests dies as a result of confronting the stranger (Edgar 20). This story thus tries to show how death is inevitable and despite efforts put in place, it will always find ways of capturing its victims. The story revolves around death and its inevitability. It portrays many traditions... Introduction According to the story “The Masque of the Red...

...Life And Death In Shanghai The book Life & Death In Shanghai is written by America-based Chinese Nien Cheng. In this book she showed her experiences regarding political environment of China, in days when she was a China national. She told the readers the effects Communism placed on the behaviors of people, their life styles and ideology. Being a victim of communism, she guides us into the lives of pre-Communism upper class, or defendants of Capitalism. This book is a true representation of many lives affected by Cultural Revolution of China.
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It is a tribute to those who suffered while protecting... of insecurity for...

...Life or Death Rueben Choi Webster Organisational Culture: Life or Death The essay seeks to critically analyse the given case study entitled, “Organisational culture: Life or death.” The analysis of this paper is divided into two categories and the first part will focus on the values that appear to be driving the doctors and nurses in hospitals to treat heart attack patients. The second part seeks to critically analyse the reason why a person’s work habits have to match the team culture in the hospitals portrayed in the case study. A summary of the main points discussed in the paper will be given in the conclusion at the end. Values driving health staff to treat heart attack... ? Organisational Culture:...

...death penalty actually is. At the same time, it is pertinent to note that many countries around the world have abolished the charge of a death penalty to their citizens despite the heinous acts that they may commit. Other countries, for example, India, still make use of the death penalty in the rarest of rare cases. Modern society should do away with the death penalty because in some cases, an innocent person may be charged with death, and furthermore, it is not considered ethically correct in order to deliver a death punishment on anyone. This essay helps in unravelling the mystery behind the ethics, as well... 15 April "If we execute murderers and there is in fact no deterrent effect, we have killed a ...

...life. Next, it defines the historical significance of Archimedes’ contribution into various spheres of science and human life. The paper ends with conclusion that summarizes the major points discussed. Life and Death of Archimedes Little is known about the life and death of Archimedes. Supposedly, he was born c. 287 BC in the city of Syracuse on Sicily (Jaeger 2). The territory was a part of Greece at that time and was ruled by King Hieron II, to whom Archimedes was said to be related (Mobile... The Number 20 March Archimedes The life story of Archimedes takes a modern reader to an exciting journeyinto “the genius of Hellenic learning” (Roller quoted in Jaeger 235). Indeed, there cannot be found a...

...Death penalty and life imprisonment Debate on which is more appropriate in the penal systems all around the world, between life in prison and the death sentence has been a controversial issue. This is between the proponents and the opposers of these punishments, as they both have advantages and disadvantages in issues of morality and economic implications for governments. In order to ascertain that life imprisonment is the best alternative to death penalty, it is best to assess the merits and demerits of both forms of punishment and their impact to the society. Death...

...life and death: calm answers to tough questions about abortion and euthanasia. In their bookBeckwith and Geisler (1991) present contrasting and intriguing viewpoint about the right to live focusing on abortion and the right to die - concentrating on euthanasia. Both authors have a long and profound interest in this perspective and in cooperation with other scholars have published various books dealing with similar biting topics. Presumably, the purpose of their book Matters of Life and Death: Calm Answers to Tough Questions About Abortion and Euthanasia was to elucidate to the general public some specific moral, ethical and scientific concerns... Beckwith, Francis J, and Norman L. Geisler. Matters of...

...Mystery: Meaning in a Postmodern Age, his work is considered to be an apologia about the reality of God. Furthermore, it also illustrates God’ grounding of the existence of human beings on both the socio-political and personal levels to justify in a period of postmodern. The book largely reveals an era of a great interest in spirituality. Most productions of music, books and paraphernalia support ways of spirit thus striking phenomenon. According to research, people have come to admit that the authority of science and rational thought are not enough proof to the sense of life. The research... Critical Analysis of Walsh's: Guarded by Mystery: Meaning in a Postmodern Age Book Review Critical Analysis of...

...mystery and misty condition that surround the entire question of death sentence or penalty. It will tend to opinion of those pro-death penalty enforcement and those anti-death penalty enforcement starting with the later.
Factions’ pro-death penalty laws
The following are six people and proponent of death penalty in whom survey was done on the issue of death sentence and their view and reaction are still of use in formulations of the laws:
1. Immanuel Kant (Germany Philosopher), 2. Herbert Morris (diplomat and Philosopher) 3. John C McAdam 4. Saqib Ali (Democrat... ﻿Death Penalty
Introduction to the question of death penalty
Death penalty is capital punishment. Punishment is defined as an evil afflicted...

...Death on the Nile (1937) and And Then There Was None (1939) featured complex puzzles for the reader to try and unravel. Later, John Dickson Carr took the puzzle approach a notch higher with his “locked room mystery” subgenre(Scaggs, 2005). Here, a murder is committed under seemingly impossible conditions. The crime scene, usually the locked room, is that that it is impossible for an intruder to enter or leave. In a manner consistent with classical detective fiction, the reader is offered the puzzle and all clues and encouraged to solve the puzzle before the writer reveals the solution in a dramatic twist of events. “The Murders in Rue Morgue” is a “locked room mystery”. An elderly woman... Discussion of...

...life that we affirm the highest value of human life." (The death penalty Basic reasons: pro and anti)The above argument also seems to be illogical since in order to preserve the value of human life taking the life of another one. No science or technology has succeeded so far in unveiling the mysteries behind life. Nobody knows from where they come and where they go. In other words the mysteries surrounding the stage before birth and after death are still unknowns to human being. The force which is responsible for giving life sending the human being to earth has definite plans and it is ethically wrong to act against the will of the creator.“Executing a person kills... Death Penalty in the US...

...death ritual or ceremony, stating once and for all that she had indeed passed away.
As the narrator makes his best attempts to retell the story several years later, the entire tale is again told in a circular manner or motion as he moves back and forth from the events that took place in the woman’s life. A significant amount of importance has been provided to silence as well during the course of the story. This silence helps to provide more mystery to the events... Death in the Woods Death in the Woods Written by Sherwood Anderson, ‘Death in the Woods’ is a short story written from the point of view of thenarrator. He has tried to retell a series of events that took place when he was a child, with a view ...

...life cycle and therefore continuous use of it to identify and target different market segments over a period of time can be counterproductive. Therefore business organizations hiring the services of mystery shopping research firm must exactly know in which phase the particular product is.
Conclusion
Thus this research methodology draws the following conclusions.
Mystery Shopping is the practice that is often used by trained shoppers to evaluate customer service, operations, integrity of employees, merchandising, and the quality of the product. Today clients becoming more sophisticated in use of mystery... Research proposal of project: Is Mystery shopping an adequate instrument for measuring s...

...life that we affirm the highest value of human life." (The death penalty Basic reasons: pro and anti)The above argument also seems to be illogical since in order to preserve the value of human life taking the life of another one. No science or technology has succeeded so far in unveiling the mysteries behind life. Nobody knows from where they come and where they go. In other words the mysteries surrounding the stage before birth and after death are still unknowns to human being. The force which is responsible for giving life sending the human being to earth has definite plans and it is ethically wrong to act against the will of the creator."Executing a person... Death Penalty in the US Introduction "The ...

...life (A life with a story worth telling). (Wegelin 89). Dickinson tries to explain the mystery of death. It is a transition that we will all have to go through it. She seeks to relax the complexity that is around death and thus make the lives of the living more bearable. The main lesson from Dickinson’s poems is that life never ends. We only transform from the physical nature and into the spiritual world. We must value our lives since once we are gone, those left behind should have valuable memories to hold on to. Like a gem, we should treasure life for we will be held accountable... Death as a theme in Dickinson’s poems Death is a strong phenomenon that is never understood, prepared for or accepted. We ...

...death "Loves Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy" by Yalom is a compilation of tales derived from the authors work with ten of his patients. Yalom uses the short stories to breath life into his philosophical and clinical fixations. The book offers readers an examination of the field of psychotherapy through the eyes of a psychotherapist. The psychotherapist explains stories of his encounters patients who possess extraordinary honesty and warmth. Yalom’s readiness to recognize ambiguity and self-doubt about his patients depicts psychotherapy as an intricate art. The author brings to every story the vibrancy of a crafted mystery... Comparing Yaloms "Loves Executioner” and Freuds theories on death ...

...death like all other human beings of his locality. His very idea of defeating death and hiding from it is badly shattered when Red death in its masked state enters his concealment. The story is narrated in a mysterious format that is considered the expertise of Edgar Poe (Dayan 56). While describing the structure and color scheme of rooms of Prince Prospero’s castle, mystery and vagueness can be evidently noticed. The dwellers of the castle are also aware of the mysteriousness of the castle and related this mysteriousness with the fear of death... Symbolism in Edger Poe’s ‘The Masque of the Red Death’ Edgar Poe’s ‘The Masque of the Red Death’ is an interesting story that reveals inevitability of death...

...life after death Cultures fundamentally derive their concept of death and the life after it from the religion of the owners of culture. Death, in general, is perceived as “the cessation of the connection between our mind and our body” (Death and Dying, 2007). In this paper, I shall be comparing the concept of death and life after death from the perspective of the American culture and the Indian culture.
In the American culture, death means the interface between this world and the world hereafter. Most people believe that they will be raised again on the Day of Judgment and will be escorted to heaven or hell as per their deeds in this world. From the point of entering the grave till... Cultural views of...

...Life After Death Terence Penelhum’s article, “Life After Death,” divulges into immortality and the concept of the soul living on after a person has died. Penelhum focuses on how, if at all, the soul is able to exist without the body. Furthermore, he looks into different theories of what happens after someone has died, primarily in regard to whether or not a person can retain their self-identity and, if this is possible, how it can be done. The article opens with a brief history of the belief in immortality. Immortality of the soul predates Christianity, and therefore Christianity’s belief in life after death. Plato first describes the immortal soul in Phaedo, which details... , which would be...

...Death Rate, and Life Expectancy The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a correlation between per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Death Rate, and the Life Expectancy among various countries around the world. It is intuitive to believe that a greater per capita GDP would mean greater wealth and the benefits that go with it. The population would have a higher standard of living, better education, more available health care, and a higher level of education. These factors would translate into a longer life expectancy and a lower death rate. This study begins by making two hypotheses. First, as per capita GDP increases, the life expectancy also increases... for that...